We performed a comparison between Oracle Solaris and SUSE Linux Enterprise based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Operating Systems (OS) for Business solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The backup capabilities are quite good."
"Oracle Solaris was the preferred operating system for their customers to run their databases on and to get the best performance. It performs well with Oracle applications. Additionally, there are some features inside that are called zones which are Linux containers."
"This product handles databases well; they run on top of the operating system."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle Solaris is the incremental backup that happens in the system."
"Solaris Zones and Containers are my favorite features."
"We like that the virtualization is built in, so you don't have to spend extra money on buying licenses for a hypervisor."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten since we haven't faced any issues."
"It stands out for its exceptional stability."
"YaST simplifies the server management of SUSE allowing for a centralized utility to control most of the server functions."
"It's easy to set up."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the installation part...We don't face any issues related to the operating system or application."
"The solution offers a secure operation system."
"SUSE Linux's most valuable feature is the documentation - there is a lot of documentation about how to create custom servers."
"SUSE Linux Enterprise is easy to configure for those who are not hardcore command-line driven."
"It's a flexible solution."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"Currently, there are two variants, there's SPARC and there's x86. I would have wanted a scenario where they're all just one product."
"I don't want to receive any updates on Oracle"
"There is an issue where Solaris doesn't give the correct figures for memory use when checked."
"The solution is pricey and can be improved by lowering the cost."
"I believe before Oracle was using Oracle Linux, they were using Oracle Solaris for their customers who are using Oracle databases. This was because it was more optimized for the hardware built for it. It has good performance for the database only. However, if you take it out of the Oracle applications, it will not do well compared to other operating systems, such as Linux or even Windows can have better performance."
"This product is not as flexible as other similar solutions on the market today."
"I would love to see improvements in SVM, so file systems could be increased or migrated without downtime to the environment, similar to what ZFS is capable of."
"Oracle customer service is slow at times."
"They should improve their educational portal."
"Red Hat has more packages that are available than SUSE does. I'd love to see more projects based on SUSE."
"I don't like the frequency of updates, especially if they're only from the vendor."
"The quality of support offered by SUSE Linux Enterprise is not that great, making it an area where improvements are required."
"We previously had trouble integrating Autodesk with the SUSE Manager, but the issue was resolved."
"SUSE could make more APIs available."
"The price of SUSE Linux Enterprise could improve, it is too expensive."
"When working in a Department of Defense environment, Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) have to be followed. SLES is not really addressed directly here. It did make following security policy difficult."
Oracle Solaris is ranked 8th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 47 reviews while SUSE Linux Enterprise is ranked 6th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 25 reviews. Oracle Solaris is rated 8.8, while SUSE Linux Enterprise is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Oracle Solaris writes "Improve flexibility, automate DR process, and speed up recovery time using Zones". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SUSE Linux Enterprise writes "Stable product compatible with multiple cloud service providers ". Oracle Solaris is most compared with Oracle Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows 10 and Windows Server, whereas SUSE Linux Enterprise is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, openSUSE Leap, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Oracle Linux and Windows Server. See our Oracle Solaris vs. SUSE Linux Enterprise report.
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